1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1918 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1916 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1916 1920 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1920 November 5, 1918 File:Albert H. Roberts.jpg 150x150px Albert H. Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 98,628 62.37% File:Hugh-barton-lindsay-2.jpg Hugh B. Lindsay Republican Party (United States) 59,518 37.64% 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsRoberts: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Lindsay: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor Thomas Clarke Rye Democratic Party (United States) Albert H. Roberts Democratic Party (United States) The 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, to elect the next Governor of Temnessee, Democratic candidate Albert H. Roberts defeated Republican candidate Hugh B. Lindsay In the primary election, Roberts defeated Austin Peay narrowly by around 12,000 votes.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn. Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 303-309. Background Roberts again sought the Democratic nomination for governor in hopes of succeeding Governor Rye, who was not running for re-election. His opponent for the nomination was former state legislator Austin Peay. Roberts gained the support of party bosses E. H. Crump, Hilary Howse, and Nashville Banner publisher E. B. Stahlman,Gary W. Reichard, "The Defeat of Governor Roberts," Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring 1971), pp. 94-109. and defeated Peay in the primary by 12,000 votes.Stanley Folmsbee, Robert Corlew, and Enoch Mitchell, Tennessee: A Short History (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1969), pp. 451-453. In the general election, Roberts defeated Knoxville judge Hugh B. Lindsay, 98,628 (62.4%) votes to 59,518 (37.6%). Turnout is believed to have been influenced by that year's flu epidemic.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 295-300.Our Campaigns - TN Governor, 1918. Retrieved: 5 December 2012. General election Candidates Albert H. Roberts, Democratic Hugh B. Lindsay, Republican Results 1918 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-07-17 Democratic Party (United States) Albert H. Roberts 98,628 62.37% Republican Party (United States) Hugh B. Lindsay 59,518 37.64% 39,110 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee References 1918 Tennessee Gubernatorial Category:November 1918 in the United States